PURLING LONDON ART CHESS sets have been exhibited at Christie’s, Saatchi Gallery and the World Chess Hall of Fame. Many of these 1 of 1, hand-painted works have been the choice of royalty, renowned interior designers, art collectors and chess Grandmasters. Purling has collaborated with over thirty artists, including Sophie Matisse, Mr. Doodle and Thierry Noir. Every Art Chess set is hand-finished in London, England and can be made bespoke to your wishes.
“I’ve always liked working with interesting items and materials so the chance to design a chess set really appealed to me in terms of how I can relay my style and ideas into a functioning board, duality of an item is exciting for me or if a canvas had a previous use (many of my canvases are industrial through outs) so the premise of the board is that it can either sit as a painting on the wall and be taking off and used as a chess set or vice versa. In terms of the look and content I wanted it to scream attention through my usual raw and refined contrasting and pop Maximalism.”
Lhouette
Find out more about Lhouette Art Chess, which was featured on ‘The Great Pottery Throw Down’.
SPECIFICATIONS
- Signed, hand-painted 1 of 1
- Boxwood, gold leaf, enamel, acrylic paint, aerosol, treated ply, lacquer, leather, perspex relief, brass studs
- Exhibited at Christie’s auction house, London
- Chessboard dimensions including the frame 90 x 90 x 10cm (approx. 35 x 35 x 4″)
- The artwork is also designed to be hung on the wall as a painting – it has an easily removable plexiglass playing surface
- Chess pieces 34 hand-carved, triple-weighted, boxwood
- King height 10.2 cm (4″), weight 75 g (approx. 2.65 oz)
- Purling London branded leather felts and packaging
- Hand made in England
- Complimentary express global shipping
Learn more about Lhouette HERE and how to commission a bespoke game HERE.
We welcome visits by appointment to the Purling London studio in Notting Hill, London to view and purchase our games. Alternatively, we can arrange a video call where you can personally view the board and each Art Game piece close up and ask any questions. Please get in touch via our contact form below. Kind regards, Simon and the Purling team.
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